Diaper



Feb. 1.9,91935 D, B KENNARD 1,992,075

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ATTORNEYS' Patented Feb. 19, 19.35 l p l UNITED-STATES -PATENT-0FF1CE I DAPER' Doris B. Kennard, Tampa, Fla.

Application March 27, 1934, Serial No. 717,651

5 Claims. (Cl. 128 -284) This invention relates to diapers. jure the body and that these strips can be brought An object ci the invention is the provision around the body and connected together in any Y of a garment having a triangularly-shaped supapproved manner. Y porting-and securing member which includes a Referring more particularly to Fig. 3 it will be 5 central portion formed of waterproof material seen that a similar construction is provided in 5 and supplementary attaching portions adjacent which the triangularly-shaped member l0 supthe apices, formed of non-waterproof fabric and` ports an absorbent pad 20 which has its inner adapted to provide attaching strips for the garface, as shown at 21, formed of any suitable fabment, an annular absorbent pad having a transric as a base member for the pad 20.

l0 verse opening through which one of the sup The triangularly-shaped member 10 has at- 1()vv plementary portions project, taching strips 12 and 13 projecting oppositely A further object of the invention is the profrom the upper portion of the said member and vision of a garment having a supporting and seupon opposite sides of the waterproof material curing member which includes a central portion 11. It Will be noted that the backingr21 in this and an auxiliary attaching portion with an abcase extends downwardly in the shape of a tri- 15 sorbent pad having portions disposed upon oppoangle and indicated at 22 upon the opposite sides site faces of the member. of the member 10 and the members 22 together This invention will be best understood from a with the strips 14, 12, and 13 provide means for consideration of the following detailed descripsupporting the garment on a body when said tion, in view of the accompanying-drawing formstripsare all connected together. 20 ing a part of the specication; nevertheless, it is Itvwill be noted that the pad 20 terminates Short to be understood that the invention is notconned 0f the members 22 so that the pad is merely S1119- to the disclosure, being susceptible of such changes ported 0n the upper edge 0f the membel1 10- and modifications as define no material departure Referring more particularly to Fig. 4 it will be 25 from the salient features of the invention as exseen that a further modiiied form of the inven- 25 pressed in the appended claims. Y tion is disclosed in which a sheet 25 formed of In the drawingz- Y waterproof material provides the main support Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a garment for a pad 26. 'I'he member 25 is provided with constructed in accordance with the principles of projecting straps 27 and 28 and these straps are 30 my invention, oppositely disposed. Projecting from the lower 30 Figure 2 is a view in perspective of an attaching end of the member 25 is another strap 29 which and supporting member for an absorbent pad passes through a slit 30 formed transversely of the and forming an element of the garment shown pad 26. in Figure 1, This pad is formed of absorbent material and Figure 3 is a View in perspective of a modified is provided with an annular base member 31 to 35 form of the garment, and which the pad is connected. The base member Figure 4 is a view in perspective of another may be formed of any suitable fabric for the purmodiiied form of the invention. f pose.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, It will be noted in this construction that the 10 designates Va triangularly-shaped supporting straps 27, 28, and 29 form the attaching means 40 i member having a central portion, 11 formed of for the garment and forsupporting the annular waterproof material and auxiliary portions 12, pad 26. .f y 13 and 14 which project from the edges of the In Figs. land 4 the pads 15 and 26, respeccentral portion 11 to provide attaching strips tively, are provided With slits through which the and these strips are located adjacent the apices lower attaching member projects and this arof the triangularly-shaped supporting member rangement provides means for retaining the'pad and formed of non-waterproof fabric. in proper position upon the supporting member.

An annular absorbent pad 15 has an inner face I claim: 16 made of any suitable fabric for forming a back- 1. A diaper comprising a triangularly-'shaped ing for the pad 15. supporting and securing member consisting of 50 The pad, as shown at 17, is provided with a a central portion formed of waterproof material slit through which projects a tab 14. and supplementary portions adjacent the apices In this construction it will be seen that the atbeing formed of non-waterproof fabric and adapttaching strips 12, 13 and 14 are formed of any Well ed to provide attaching strips for the diaper, and known fabric which is soft so that it will not inan annular absorbing pad having van opening through which one of the supplementary portions projects.

2. A diaper comprising a sheet of Waterproof material having oppositely disposed attaching strips at the upper end and a depending attaching strip, an annular pad formed of absorbent material and provided with a transverse opening through which the depending strip projects, said pad being loosely and removably supported on the waterproof material.

3. A diaper comprising an annular pad formed of absorbent material, a sheet of waterproof material within the pad and attaching strips con'- nected to the sheet and projecting outwardly fromV the pad in a plurality of directions.

4. A diaper comprising a. pad supporting 'and securing member having oppositely disposed attaching strips projecting from the upper end and an attaching strip depending from the lowerV 5. A diaper comprising a sheet of Waterproof material, attaching straps connected to opposite edges of the sheet adjacent `.the topY portion, an elongated endlessrmember formed c! fabric receiving the sheet of waterproof material and loosely supported by said sheet, and a pad of absorbent material secured to one face of the fabric.

^ DORIS B. KENNARD. 

